smartphone

Verizon Blocks Google Wallet on New Smartphones

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:49:56 -0500

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Google said that Verizon Wireless is blocking it from installing an app called Google Wallet on a new line of smartphones powered by its Android software.

Amazon Plans iPhone Rival

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:33:41 -0500

Full article: USA Today
Scott Martin
Amazon may be piling its chips on the table in a bet on smartphones. According to a recent report, a smartphone from Amazon "may be coming next holiday season."

Dead Cellphones Be Gone -- Researchers Claim Solution for Weak Batteries

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:19:57 -0500

Full article: National Journal
Josh Smith
The arrival of smartphones compounded a problem that already confounded cellphone users: Why do cellphone batteries lose power so fast, and why does it take so long to recharge them? A team of engineers at Northwestern University may be able to answer to both problems.

Android Now Accounts for Nearly 45 Percent of U.S. Smartphone Users

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:39:45 -0500

Full article: ComputerWorld
Matt Hamblen
More U.S. smartphone users turned to Android in the third quarter, accounting for nearly 44.8 percent of some 87 million users, according to a new report.

Over-55 Crowd Adopting Smartphones Fastest

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:00:32 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Kevin C. Tofel
Although it's expected that half the total U.S. population will own a smartphone by the end of 2011, some age groups have already surpassed that mark. Nielsen's third quarter metrics show that 62 percent of the 25-34 year old U.S. population has a smartphone.

Small and Home Offices Shifting Away from Landlines to Smartphones

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:17:22 -0400

Full article: ZDNet
Rachel King
A new survey found that small businesses are leaning towards smartphones over landline telephones to keep their workforces connected. Many consumers have been opting to pay only for cell phone plans over landline options for personal reasons for several years now. One would imagine that businesses must be the core customer base for landline telephone providers now, but even that is changing to some degree.

The Sony Walkman Is Resurrected As a Smartphone

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:20:53 -0400

Full article: Broadband Expert
Fred Hoot
For all of the Walkman friends out there, the latest version has been announced. It is the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman and it is an Android Gingerbread 2.3 smartphone with lots of music capabilities.

The Very Hungry Smartphone Data User

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:18:53 -0400

Full article: CNet
Marguerite Reardon
According to a new study, smartphone subscribers are hungry for data, and their appetites are growing. Over the past year, mobile data usage has dramatically increased for every major carrier except T-Mobile USA.

Google Cries Foul on Apple, Microsoft Mobile Gang-Up

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:35:53 -0400

Full article: Reuters
Edwin Chan
Google, fresh from losing a bid to buy thousands of patents from bankrupt Nortel, lashed out at its biggest rivals and accused them of banding together to block the Internet giant in the red-hot smartphone arena.

T-Mobile to Drop Prices on Smartphone Plans

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:42:20 -0400

Full article: CNet
Roger Cheng
T-Mobile USA is throwing down the gauntlet at Sprint Nextel with its new smartphone price plans. T-Mobile is set to announce that it plans to cut the price of its smartphone plans.